Aftermarket Buyer Intern - PTL

Pettibone • Baraga, MI

2d

About The Position

This internship focuses on securing and analyzing quotes, negotiating prices and terms with suppliers, and recommending suppliers based on cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness. The intern will study market prices, trends, engineering developments, and manufacturing improvements relevant to their responsibilities. They will also interview and confer with suppliers regarding supply capabilities, logistics, and inventory control, negotiating prices and terms under the guidance of an aftermarket manager. Key tasks include inventory planning and control, maintaining the yearly budget for aftermarket overhead, coordinating inventory management with production scheduling and demand, monitoring supplier lead times, managing list prices, creating and analyzing reports for management, utilizing sales history for forecasting, and taking the lead in time-sensitive purchasing situations.

Requirements

• Secures and analyzes quotes, negotiates prices and terms with suppliers, and recommends suppliers with respect to cost, quality and delivery competitiveness for assigned responsibilities.
• Studies market prices and trends, engineering developments, and manufacturing method improvements applicable to assigned responsibilities.
• Interviews and confers with current and prospective suppliers to determine supply capabilities, transportation logistics inventory control and management; negotiates prices and delivery terms with guidance from an aftermarket manager.
• Inventory planning and control; maintains yearly budget for total aftermarket overhead.
• Coordinates inventory management with production scheduling and demand.
• Monitors supplier lead times and assesses if we need to switch suppliers, should they not be meeting our expectations.
• Manages list prices – adjusting continuously.
• Creates and analyzes reports for management, as requested.
• Utilizes sales history to forecast future inventory levels.
• Takes the lead in time sensitive purchasing situations.

Responsibilities

• Secure and analyze quotes from suppliers.
• Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers.
• Recommend suppliers based on cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness.
• Study market prices, trends, engineering developments, and manufacturing improvements.
• Interview and confer with current and prospective suppliers regarding supply capabilities, logistics, and inventory control.
• Negotiate prices and delivery terms with guidance from an aftermarket manager.
• Perform inventory planning and control.
• Maintain the yearly budget for total aftermarket overhead.
• Coordinate inventory management with production scheduling and demand.
• Monitor supplier lead times and assess the need to switch suppliers if expectations are not met.
• Manage and adjust list prices continuously.
• Create and analyze reports for management.
• Utilize sales history to forecast future inventory levels.
• Take the lead in time-sensitive purchasing situations.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed